Chin rest for violins



Nov. 23,1926. 1,607,194

F. LORANT CHIN REST FOR VIQLINS Filed July 1, 1922 I E'yi ipz'inmses:

Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

PArENTorrics.

FERY LORANT, OF BERLIN-FRIEDENAU, GER-MANY.

CHIN BEST FOR VIOLINS.

Application filed July 1, 1822, Serial No. 572,332, and in Germany July 11-, 1921.

My invention relates to improvements in chin rests for violins, and the object of the improvements is to provide a chin rest which is equipped with an exchangeable pad or cover adapted when applied to the body of the chin rest to cover the whole surface of the body and the members for fixing the same to the violin, so that the said parts do not get in contact with the linen and the chin of the musician, and a new pad or cover can readily be put in when the old one is dirty.

In order that my invention be more clearly understood an example embodying the samehas been shown in the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters have been used in all the views to indicate corresponding parts. In said drawings,

Fig. 1, is a cross-section of the chin rest with the pad attached thereto,

Fig. 2, is a plan view of the pad, and

Fig. 3, is a perspective view of the chln rest with the pad attached thereto.

As shown in the drawing, my improved chin rest consists of a plate a having a concaved top face and adapted to be clamped or otherwise secured to the violin b by means of a clamping member 0 connected with the plate. As shown the member 0 consists of two arms made in two sections, the sections (Z having axial bores and receiving therein the sections (Z which are fixed in a position corresponding to the dimension of the belly of the violin by screws 6.

In the example shown in the drawing the cover consists of a pad f adapted to cover the surface of the body a and to be pulled around the inner margin thereof, as is shown in Fig. 2, and a tongue 9 of a size suflicient to cover at least the upper part of the clamping members (Z (Z To the pad 7" a looped rubber band it is attached.

For applying the cover to the chin rest the pad f is placed on the body a and a tongue 9 over the clamping members (Z (Z where upon the looped rubber band it is pulled rearwards and placed over the tongue 9. Thereby the inner part of the pad fis pulled around the margin of the body a and below the same, and the loop holds the tongue 9 in position on the clamping members al (P.

Preferably, the pad is made from absorbent antislipping material such as soft gauze having a filling of cotton or the like and giving the chin a firm and soft hold on the rest.

The pad can readily be applied to or re moved from the body of the chin rest for placmg thereon a new one. This is an im' portant advantage over-chin rests having no pads secured thereto and over chin rests havlng pads rigidly secured thereto, because such chin rests are soiled after some time of use and therefore soil the face or linen of the musician. By attaching the pad to the body of the chin rest in the manner described and by making the same with an antislipping soft surface, the musician has a secure hold with his chin on the violin.

While in describing the invention reference has been made to a particular example embodying the same, I wish it to be understood that my invention is not limited to the construction shown in the drawing, and that various changes may be made in the construction of the pad within the scope of my invention. I

I claim:

1. A chin rest for violins, comprising a body adapted to be placed over the belly of a violin and having means for securing the same to said belly, and a cover provided with a flexible band for removably attaching the same to said body.

2. A chin rest for violins, comprising a body adapted to be placed over the belly of a violin and having means for securing the same to said belly, and a pad provided with a flexible band for removablyattaching the same to said body.

3. A chin rest for violins, comprising a body adapted to be placed over the belly of a violin and having a holding member in position for-extending over the rim of the ,5

belly and for being fixed to said belly, a cover placed over said body and holding member, and a band for holding the cover and extending from the portion thereof placed on said holding member to the op posite end thereof.

- 4. A chin rest for violins, comprising a body adapted to be placed over the belly of the violin and termed witha holding memto the portion to be placed over the holding member and looped over the portion of the cover placed on the holding member. 10

In testimony whereof I hereunto afllx my signature.

FERY LORANT. 

